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PBS Kids Sprout

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“Hello, Sproutlets! Welcome to PBS Kids Sprout. We’re so glad you could join us. Use your mouse and find what you can play and do!” This is the greeting that you and your child will receive when you visit Sprout online. You know about PBS Kids, right? Well, do you know about Sprout? Sprout is PBS Kids for pre-schoolers. Just like many other network websites, Sprout has activities for many of its shows. There is a television schedule for Sprout, as well as games and videos from many programs. Like NOGGIN, in our area, Sprout is only available if you … Continue reading →

PBS Kids

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PBS has always had quality programming, whether for children or adults. Well, now PBS Kids is around for our children. PBS Kids also has a website that allows you and your child to peruse the PBS Kids programs. From “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to “Barney” and “Teletubbies,” you and your child are sure to find something that you will both enjoy. Upon entering the PBS Kids site, I decided to explore the section for “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” first because it was always a favorite of mine when I was young. Not only can you explore Mister Rogers’ house, … Continue reading →

PBS Kids Show Host Fired

Talk about having a former job come back to haunt you. Melanie Martinez is probably ruing the day she decided to appear in videos called “Technical Virgin.” For all of you readers whose children do not watch the PBS Kids Sprout network program “The Goodnight Show” you may not be familiar with Martinez’s work on the program… and now you won’t get the chance. The network fired Martinez and she was immediately taken off the air. The firing stems from her appearance in two “Technical Virgin” videos (made prior to her landing the children’s show job) in which she spoofs … Continue reading →

Television and Your Toddler

When you have a toddler, you are faced with a lot of choices. So after you are done wrestling with the let them or not let them watch television, then you have to wrestle with what shows are good for toddlers or at least appropriate – and with the plethora of programming available out there – this can be a lot more difficult than just electing to put the television on PBS and calling it good. Not that I am knocking PBS, I was weaned on Sesame Street and the Electric Company. While the former is still available, the latter … Continue reading →